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Wooden deck over concrete porch.
Demolishing it and replacing it with new poured concrete is an economical but extremely labor intensive process.
Attach the wood composite decking to the top of the concrete stoop using the same masonry anchors.
Is your old concrete patio an eyesore.
In this guide we ll provide you with basic instructions to help install a composite deck over concrete.
Covered the porch useing your method but extended it across the front of the house.
An old cracked partially sunken concrete patio can be an eyesore if not a safety hazard.
Installing deck flooring on a cement patio.
All cracked and spalling.
You can avoid the cost and mess of tearing it out by just screwing down wood sleepers and decking over it.
Homeadvisor s deck or patio guide compares difference between the two based on cost material wood concrete stone paver brick placement grond level versus raised resale value building installation cleaning and maintenace and extra features.
If you follow the white trim board at the bottom it s pretty obvious how unlevel the porch is.
It is also a good way to cover up peeling paint slight chipping and discolored concrete.
This was the ultimate bad patio.
To install a composite deck over concrete you re going to need a sleeper system.
Over the 70 years since the concrete porch was poured the porch has moved and sunk a bit on the left side towards the front door and is no longer level.
Sweep decking clean of all debris.
Sunk posts for support and attached railings.
Ripping up concrete and building a deck seemed like a daunting and expensive task so when we saw newtechwood deck a floor we thought it would be absolutely perfect for our space.
Replacing the concrete deck with wood could have been done in one of two ways.
The two most common wood flooring choices for porches are 5 4 treated decking and traditional tongue and groove floorboards.
Whatever your reasons adding a wood floor to your concrete porch is a fairly simple operation.
Conceal each anchor in decking with a plug cut from a composite decking board.
Did a similar project with my son in law.
Set up a sleeper system.
He had a small concrete porch with six concrete stairs.
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My husband harrison and i have wanted to change out our patio floor since the day we bought the house.
Severely cracked and cratered some areas raised by frost others sunken after 50 years of settling.
Instead consider covering your aging concrete patio with decking.
A sleeper system is a substructure made up of joists that sits on the surface of the concrete below the decking.